World Rail Statistics & Coverage

1,100+ countries and regions with mapped rail — then eight modes (railway, metro, tram, light rail, narrow gauge, monorail, funicular, miniature) with segment-level detail. Filter by country, drill into subdivisions, jump straight to the map from any row.

Data from OpenStreetMap contributors — thorough where the community is active, thinner where it isn't · Updated 2026-10-18

World Rail Statistics & Coverage

147

Countries with mainline railways

42

Countries with high-speed railway (active, under construction or proposed)

68

Countries with a metro system

75

Countries with a tram system

1,228

All supported regions

96

Countries actively building · Railway

82

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Railway

89

Countries with electrified lines

168

Countries with historical lines

49

Countries actively building · Metro

44

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Metro

29

Countries actively building · Tram

37

Countries with proposals in the pipeline · Tram

Every mode at a glance

Global insights

Top countries

Top 5 — Railway

Ranked by active segment count (not country size).

Continental breakdown

Railway segments by continent

Bar length reflects mapped segment totals per continent.

Europe
1,395,107
Asia
800,454
North America
477,925
Africa
71,989
Australia & Oceania
45,865
South America
41,265

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